Run open-ocd from ChatGPT or Claude
On-chip debugging, in-system programming and boundary-scan testing. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run open-ocd on your own computer and read what it prints.
Works on
- MacWorks
Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with
brew install open-ocd. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If open-ocd has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About open-ocd
- Version
- 0.12.0
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 7,022 · #1,019 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- openocd.org
- Install
brew install open-ocd
Try asking
“Install open-ocd with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read open-ocd --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update open-ocd and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Questions
Can ChatGPT run open-ocd on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs open-ocd there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install open-ocd first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install open-ocd for you.
Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only: running commands is turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.
Try it on your computer
BCD connects ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps to your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer. One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card.
Program data from Homebrew, updated 2026-11-11. Installs are Homebrew's installs on request over the last 365 days.